Comprehensive Epilepsy Center
Encyclopedia
A Comprehensive Epilepsy Center is an academic department of epilepsy in the United States
that meets certain criteria and has certain resources available for the care of the most complicated patients with epilepsy
. There is a nationwide organization to which these centers belong.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
that meets certain criteria and has certain resources available for the care of the most complicated patients with epilepsy
Epilepsy
Epilepsy is a common chronic neurological disorder characterized by seizures. These seizures are transient signs and/or symptoms of abnormal, excessive or hypersynchronous neuronal activity in the brain.About 50 million people worldwide have epilepsy, and nearly two out of every three new cases...
. There is a nationwide organization to which these centers belong.
External links
- National Association of Epilepsy Centers, a non-profit organization listing more than 60 member centers throughout the United States.